home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Welcome To Zip Manager
- From
- Software Excellence By Design Inc.
- -----------------------------------
- Version 5.1
- April 8th 1994
-
- This document covers IMPORTANT material NOT contained in the user's guide.
- Please read ALL of this information carefully! SEE THE NEW FEATURES section
- for new features that are NOT covered in the help or documentation.
-
- All Known Bugs Fixed
- --------------------
- Version 5.1 fixes all known bugs reported to us in the last 6 months.
- Most importantly the CD ROM drive problem that some users reported has
- been fixed. The Password option has also been corrected, and your
- cosmetic and functional suggestions have been implemented where possible.
-
- Getting The Most Current Version
- --------------------------------
- You can always get the most current version by calling our BBS at:
- 602-375-0531 2400 - 9600 V32 V42
- 602-375-9945 9600 - 14,400 V32 V42
-
- --> OR <--
-
- Call The Software Creations BBS At 508-368-7139, the #1 BBS in the country!
- We have our own file area and the most current versions are always available
- for you. In addition inquire about their local access numbers via sprint
- net that can save you big $ on your LD bill. 100+ lines so you can always
- get on!
-
-
- Important Installation Directions
- ---------------------------------
- The Zip Manager program files are in compressed format, each file ends
- with an _ character. You must run the ZMSETUP program to expand them
- before the program can be used. You must run ZMSETUP.EXE from the Windows
- Program Manager. Other shells like the Norton Desktop or PC Tools for
- Windows are not 100% compatible with our setup program and may cause it to
- fail when attempting to create the Zip Manager Group.
-
- Running The ZMSETUP Program
- ----------------------------
- 1. From the Program Manager File Menu choose Run...
- 2. Enter the location of the ZMSETUP Program. If the files were on your
- A: drive then you would enter: A:\ZMSETUP and press Enter or Click on
- the OK button.
- 3. The Zip Manager setup dialog will be displayed.
- 4. The edit field will display a suggested directory.
- 5. Press OK to accept the default directory or enter new destination
- directory and press Enter or Click on the OK button.
- 6. The setup program will create the directory for you and display
- the file installation progress.
- 7. When it has finished expanding and copying the files it will create
- a new Program Manager Group and add the program files to the group.
- Now you can proceed with the next step.
-
- To Complete The Installation
- ----------------------------
- After the installation program is finished you MUST read the installation
- section of the Users' Guide. You will see its icon in the Zip Manager
- group. You must setup the program's default directories, and configure
- the program to work with your Virus Detection software.
-
- **************************************************************************
- Important Information - Please Read These!
- **************************************************************************
-
- VERY IMPORTANT -> Please Note The Following:
- ---------------------------------------------
- THIS APPLIES TO DOS PKZIP USERS ONLY
- Do NOT put the Zip Manager program files deep in a directory tree. Doing
- so may make it impossible for Zip Manager to work with the DOS programs,
- ARJ and PKZIP. We suggest that you install Zip Manager in its own directory
- off of the root directory. c:\zipmgr, would be a good example. ZMZIP and
- ZMUNZIP allow Zip Manager to compress and extract files in very deep
- directory trees. However DOS programs are limited to 128 characters
- at the VERY MOST for command line arguments.
-
- VERY IMPORTANT -> Please Note The Following:
- ---------------------------------------------
- Zip Manager creates its own temporary directory called zm5temp which it
- uses to extract and store files. DO NOT use this directory, since all of
- the files in it are deleted when Zip Manager ends. We wanted to be sure
- that you didn't set this as one of your default directories.
- If you did all of your files would be gone when Zip Manager closed!
- There was a bit of confusion about the usage of this directory and we
- wanted to make sure that you didn't lose any files accidently.
-
- VERY IMPORTANT -> Please Note The Following:
- ---------------------------------------------
- **** WARNING YOUR DATA MAY BE IN DANGER ****
- Never add 2.04 format files to any Zip file created with the PKZIP
- Version 1.10. This is the old zip file format, and if you add a file
- to a version 1.10 zip with either PKZIP 2.04g or Zip Manager you will
- CORRUPT the Zip file and all other files in it will be unrecoverable.
- We have had a few users report this unfortunate problem and we wanted
- to make you aware of it again for your safety. Zip Manager has an
- easy to use convert option on the edit menu. If you are NOT SURE
- if a file was created with pkzip 1.10 or 2.04, then don't take a
- chance! Convert it to 2.04 format to be safe!
-
- This potential problem with backward compatibility was never
- documented clearly with any other archive program. We want your
- data to be secure, so we felt it was worth re-documenting it here
- for extra saftey.
-
- VERY IMPORTANT -> Please Note The Following:
- ---------------------------------------------
- If you have the recurse directories switch checked
- and then select the root of your hard disk, Zip Mgr
- will try to recurse and archive your entire drive!
- There may be some instance where you would need to do
- this but just be aware that you will also need to have
- multiple volume switch set and have the target drive
- as either A: or B:
-
- Important Note On Converting Files!
- -----------------------------------
- DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CONVERT MORE THAN ONE FILE AT A TIME. When converting
- a file from ZIP to ARJ or ARC to ZIP for example, you would force the
- conversion process to open up more than one copy of PKZIP. This can
- easily RESULT IN SEVERE DATA LOSS. The Zip Manager was designed to convert
- only one file at time, so please be careful.
-
- MAPI.DLL Error Message Warning
- ------------------------------
- If you don't have an E-Mail program, or one that uses the Microsoft Mail
- API then the FIRST TIME Zip Manager starts you MAY get a message box that
- says, "Error Can't Find MAPI.DLL" TO DIABLE THIS ERROR MESSAGE:
-
- 1. Start the windows Notepad program.
- 2. Type the following: NO MAIL
- 3. Choose Save from the File Menu.
- 4. Save the file in your Windows/System Directory with the name MAPI.DLL
- 5. Now when Zip Manager starts it will see this file and disable the
- mail items on the menu and you will no longer get the error message.
-
- Maintenance Releases and Upgrades
- ----------------------------------
- All maintenance and minor version upgrades will be available ONLY on our
- BBS. Since these releases will contain only the upgraded files it will
- save you download time and keep the files on our board where they won't
- inadvertently be downloaded as the complete program.
-
- ===============================================================
- New Features In Version 5.1
- ===============================================================
-
- Full Network Support Now Standard
- ---------------------------------
- Since so many users have small networks we decided to make
- network support standard in the shareware release of Zip Mgr.
- It frees us from having to have a seperate disk and gives the
- user the freedom to evaluate every feature of the program. We
- have added more robust support for file locking and error
- trapping in version 5.1
-
- Full Use Of The Registration Database
- ----------------------------------------------
- In order to allow for multiple configurations and in keeping
- with the Win32 API, Zip Manager now makes full use of the
- registration database.
-
- Don't Forget The "Easy Check Out Feature"
- -----------------------------------------
- Since Zip Manager can create a new group for you right frrom the menu
- or allow you to drag a program directly from an archive and drop it
- on any program manager group to add it to that group. All of these
- features make it very easy to "Check Out" a new program with a minimum
- of effort. Also remember that all you have to do to "run" a program is
- double click on it in any Zip or Arj file.
-
- FULL PKZIP Multiple Volume Support
- ----------------------------------
- Zip Manager now fully supports creating and extracting ALL or
- SELECTED files from a multiple volume Zip. Due to the way
- that a multiple volume zip is created you MUST place the LAST
- disk in the series in your floppy drive. The last disk is the
- ONLY one that contains the needed information about all of the
- files contained in the zip file. Once the files are selected
- pkunzip will prompt you to put in the correct disk number.
-
- Self Extracting Archive Support
- -------------------------------
- Zip Manager now fully supports self extracting EXE files as normal archive
- files. You double click on them to open them into the archive pane as you
- would any other Zip or Arj file. You can then perform any option available
- to archive files on them.
-
- File Re-Naming Support On Extraction
- -----------------------------------
- If Zip Manager encounters a file with the same name when extracting a zip
- file it gives you the option of entering a new file name. Only Zip Manager
- and ARJ offer users this convenient option!
-
- Directory Creation On Extraction
- --------------------------------
- Many users asked for this feature so that they could have a new directory
- created if they wanted to when the Zip file was extracted. Zip Manager
- can even create a multiple level directory. If for example you entered:
- c:\test1\test2\test3 Zip Manager would create that directory structure
- and extract the files into the test3 sub directory!
-
- Drag and Drop Server
- --------------------
- Version 5 is now a Drag and Drop server, which means that you can drag
- files from Zip Manager and drop them on any program or other file manager
- for Windows to copy, move, or even add them to a program manager group.
- This functionality applies to files in archives and normal files shown
- in the directory pane.
-
- . Dot and .. Double Dot Support
- --------------------------------
- This release supports the . and .. as target directories when creating
- or extracting files. You can enter a . or a .. in the target directory
- combo box instead of typing in the full directory name.
-
- Virus Detection Programs
- ------------------------
- Note: In order for your virus detection program to work with Zip Manager
- it MUST be able to accept command line arguments. Read the users guide
- installation section for instructions on how to determine if your program
- will work with Zip Manager.
-
- Possible Parameter Combinations For Virus Detection programs.
- ----------------------------------------------------
- In the Zip Manager Setup Dialog Enter the following after the program
- location name and directory.
-
- For Example, X:\UTILITIES\NAVW.EXE /auto *.* /S would be the correct
- command for the Norton Anti Virus for Windows Program.
-
- Listed below are the (sometimes) correct switch parameters for most popular
- virus detection programs. You will most likely still need to experiment a
- little to get some of them to work. We use and recommend SCAN.EXE from
- McAfee and Associates.
-
- NAVW.EXE /auto *.* /S
- WNAPVIR.EXE /QM *.*
- SCAN.EXE /A /nomem *.* /SUB
- NAV.EXE *.* /m- /s
- CPAV.EXE *.* /P
- MSAV.EXE *.* /P
-
- End Of Readme Information - Reference Info Follows
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- *********************************************************************
- * ZMZIP & ZMUNZIP vs PKZIP & PKUNZIP Switch Support Cross Reference *
- *********************************************************************
-
- Pkzip Switches Supported By ZMZIP
- ---------------------------------
- -a Add files
- -d Delete files
- -e[x,n,f,s,0] use [eXtra|Normal (default)|Fast|Super fast|NO compression]
- -f Freshen files
- -m[f,u] Move files [with Freshen | with Update]
- -u Update files
- -p|P store Pathnames|p=recursed into|P=specified & recursed into
- -r Recurse subdirectories
- -v View .ZIP file contents (Automatic in Zip Manager)
- -a+ Clear archive Attribute after compression
- -c Create/Edit Comments for all files
- -C Add Comments for new files only
- -k Keep original .ZIP file date
- -o Set .ZIP file date to the latest file in .ZIP file
- -q Enable ANSI codes in comments
- -z Create or modify .ZIP comment
- -= Open file in compatibility mode(Automatic In Zip Manager)
-
- PKZIP IS REQUIRED FOR
- ---------------------
- -s[pwd] Scramble with password
- -& Span disks
-
- Pkunzip Switches Supported By ZMUNZIP
- -------------------------------------
- -d Restore/create Directory structure stored in .ZIP file
- -e[n] Extract files. Sort by [Name]
- -f Freshen files in destination directory
- -n Extract only Newer files
- -o Overwrite previously existing files
- -q Enable ANSI comments (Automatic In Zip Manager)
- -t Test .ZIP file integrity
- -v[b] View .ZIP [Brief By Name]
-
- PKUNZIP REQUIRED FOR
- --------------------
- -s[pwd] Decrypt with password [If no pwd is given, prompt for pwd]
-
- *****************************************************************************
- end of file
-